Chlamydotheca
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| Chlamydotheca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Cyprididae |
| Subfamily: | Cypridinae |
| Genus: | Chlamydotheca (de Saussure, 1858)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Takecallis arundicolens Mastumura, 1917 | |
| Diversity | |
| About 36 species | |
Chlamydotheca is a genus of freshwater ostracods in the family Cyprididae. About 36 species are known to occur throughout continental waters. Four species are found in Argentina.[2]
Once classified as Chlamydotheca australis is now accepted as a synonym for Bennelongia australis.
